New Martinsville, West Virginia Public Records

West Virginia voters can register online through the Secretary of State's website at https://ovr.sos.wv.gov/Register/Landing, or submit paper applications available at the Wetzel County Clerk's office, public libraries, and state agencies. Registration closes 21 days before any election. Applicants must provide a valid West Virginia driver's license or ID number, or the last four digits of their Social Security number, with first-time mail registrants potentially needing to show identification when voting. As an incorporated city, New Martinsville holds municipal elections for Mayor and City Council seats in even-numbered years. The next regular municipal election is scheduled for the May 2026 primary, with a general municipal election in June 2026 if necessary. Information on city elections, candidate filings, and local ballot measures comes from the Wetzel County Clerk's office and New Martinsville City Hall. Voters can locate their assigned polling place using the Secretary of State's lookup tool at https://services.sos.wv.gov/Elections/Voter/FindMyPollingPlace or by contacting the Wetzel County Clerk with their residential address. The county operates multiple polling locations on Election Day, with precinct assignments based on where voters live. Public election records in West Virginia include voter registration lists (available with restrictions under West Virginia Code §3-2-30), campaign finance reports searchable at https://cfrs.wvsos.gov/ through the Secretary of State's office, candidate filings and petitions, and official precinct-level results. The Secretary of State's website posts county-level and precinct-level results for all elections at https://www.wvsos. The ballot will feature races for the United States House of Representatives (West Virginia's 1st Congressional District), the West Virginia Governor's race (Governor Jim Justice is term-limited), multiple state legislature seats including House of Delegates District 3 and State Senate District 2 serving the county, and various county offices including Wetzel County Commission, Wetzel County Clerk, Wetzel County Sheriff, Wetzel Commissioner of the Revenue, and Wetzel County Prosecuting Attorney. New Martinsville municipal elections, if held in 2026, will determine the Mayor and City Council composition. West Virginia does not have a U.S.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for New voters are published by the West Virginia Secretary of State Elections (https://sos.wv.gov/elections/). Voters should verify specific races and filing deadlines through the Wetzel County Clerk and West Virginia Secretary of State. West Virginia offers absentee voting for those who will be absent from the county on Election Day, have a disability or illness, are working during polling hours, are confined awaiting trial or are convicted misdemeanants, or are military members or overseas citizens. Absentee ballot applications are available at https://www.wvsos.gov/elections/voters/absentee-voting.html and must reach the Wetzel County Clerk no later than six days before the election (by the Wednesday before Election Day). Completed absentee ballots must arrive by the close of polls on Election Day. West Virginia also offers early in-person voting beginning 13 days before Election Day and ending three days before at designated locations announced by the Wetzel County Clerk, typically at the courthouse or other county facilities.